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You never know what you’ll find.

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I cleaned out another closet yesterday and this time the mess wasn’t my husband’s.

Our spare bedroom closet has always been the repository for luggage, extra blankets, pillows and wrapping paper.

So much wrapping paper….

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I also found a mink stole from Saks and a stuffed beaver… as one does.

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Six overnight bags, four suitcases, a travel makeup case from 1974 that yes, I still use…. and a large bear that was supposed to go to Toys for Tots last Xmas.

There was also beach glass and gift bags.

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Enough to last me into the next century…

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And a whole lotta ribbon.

If you need a present wrapped, apparently I’m your girl.

A lot of the items got stuffed back in there, though much more neatly organized this time.

Heck… I can see the floor again.

I’m calling it a win.

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Sometimes you have to be ruthless.

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Especially when your closet looks like this.

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I spent 5 solid hours sorting, cleaning and trying on a shockingly large collection of things that no longer fit… but only managed to finish one little section.

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It was exhausting… as well as depressing and I called it quits when I hit the jean pile, mumbling tomorrow is another day in my best Scarlett O’Hara voice.

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I had to ditch multiple pairs of cute boots due to my I’m not 90 but my feet think they are bunions that have ruined the joy of shoe shopping and turned it into a loathsome chore I’ve come to dread. Gone are the days of fashionable heels… now? I live in sandals, sneakers and boots.

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Three garbage bags later my closet looked better… but I was more than ready for a consolation cocktail. Or two.

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